The Weekly Movie Throwdown

Feb 02 2025 53 ep. 64 mins
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Each Monday hosts Mike Messineo and Steven Seighman discuss a film that fits their monthly theme. It's fun, informative, and always a good time.

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Bridesmaids (2011)

Feb 02 2025 64 mins  
This week kicks off R-Rated Rom-Com month with a real banger. 2011's Bridesmaids might be the best of the bunch when it comes to this genre and we have a lot of fun talking about it.____________________STILL TO COME DURING R-RATED ROM-COM MONTH:12/10: You're Cordially Invited (2025)12/17: She's Out of My League (2010)12/24: Dinner In America (2020)On Letterboxd?

Plane (2023)

Jan 27 2025 62 mins  
This week, we wrap up Gerard Butler Action Month with 2023's Plane, in which Gerry plays an everyman who's called to action when the flight he's piloting is forced to crash-land on an island run by guerillas. It's a great way to round out the month!____________________WE’D LOVE TO CONNECT!Please drop us a line at [email protected], and follow us on social media:Let

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

Jan 20 2025 60 mins  
Gerard Butler Action Month continues this week with Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, which is currently in theaters. It's an action-packed heist film that re-teams Butler with O'Shea Jackson Jr. in the south of France. We also discuss the passing of legendary director David Lynch. ____________________STILL TO COME DURING GERARD BUTLER ACTION MONTH:12/27: Plane (2023)On Letterbo

Copshop (2021)

Jan 12 2025 66 mins  
This week on the show Gerard Butler Action Month continues with 2021's Copshop. This Joe Carnahan-directed jail film features Butler at his best as a witty hitman, along with great performances from Frank Grillo and Alexis Louder. ____________________STILL TO COME DURING GERARD BUTLER ACTION MONTH:12/20: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)12/27: Plane (2023)On Letterboxd? Fo

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Jan 06 2025 68 mins  
Happy New Year! We're coming out of the gate swinging in 2025 with an action-packed month of Gerard Butler films to get you motivated. Over the past decade, Butler has made a living kicking ass and taking names in the mid-budget action genre, and we're here to celebrate it, starting with the film that got this era going: 2013's Olympus Has Fallen. ____________________STILL TO COME

Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)

Dec 30 2024 66 mins  
This week, we not only bring Offbeat Holiday Films Month to a close, but we also say goodbye to 2024. We're going out with a touching little film from 2019 called Feast of the Seven Fishes, directed by Robert Tinnell. It's a really fun story about an Italian-American family in a blue-collar Pennsylvania town, preparing for their Christmas Eve dinner. With lots of drama and the righ

Carry-On (2024)

Dec 22 2024 73 mins  
Offbeat Holiday Films Month continues this week with Carry-On, the newly released airport thriller starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. This Netflix thrill ride is definitely one to watch this holiday season.____________________STILL TO COME IN OUR OFFBEAT HOLIDAY FILM SERIES:11/25: Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)On Letterboxd? Follow along with this month’s movie

City Island (2009)

Dec 16 2024 67 mins  
In this week's episode, we take a break from holiday films and dive back into our Rewatch and Reconsider series with a quiet and lovely little story from 2009: City Island. Directed by Raymond De Felitta, this heartfelt dramedy follows a family full of secrets as they discover how to finally live out loud with the help of an ex-con interloper who comes to live with them and shakes

Happiest Season (2020)

Dec 09 2024 62 mins  
This week, Offbeat Holiday Film Month continues with 2020's Happiest Season from writer/director Clea Duvall. This modern meet-the-family rom-com is full of the usual Christmas film tropes but puts a unique spin on them through smart writing and great performances.____________________STILL TO COME IN OUR OFFBEAT HOLIDAY FILM SERIES:12/16: Rewatch and Reconsider: City Island (2009)1

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Dec 02 2024 67 mins  
It's December, which means a lot of holiday programming. This month, we're discussing Offbeat Holiday Films that are just a little left of the usual classic fare, starting with Shane Black's Christmas-adjacent noir comedy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from 2005. Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan star in this fun—and funny—thriller that you're going to love if you don't